Fangio plaque at Albi
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speedman13
, Nov 11 2011 18:18
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 23:13
Another French plaque commemorating the great Argentinian was unveiled following his death in 1995 and can be found on the wall adjacent to what is now known as the Virage Fangio at Angouleme, where he won in 1950.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 23:36
What happened to the Albi GP in 1954?
The link in Little Chris's post shows the circuit shortened drastically from 5.537 Miles / 8.911 km to 1.859 Miles / 2.991 km and that the GP was a Formula 1 race won by Roberto Mieres in a Monomil.
Darren Galpin has no mention of the race on his site. There's nothing in Motor Sport.
The 1955 race had a fairly respectable field with the Gordini works team and private Maseratis and Ferraris etc
The link in Little Chris's post shows the circuit shortened drastically from 5.537 Miles / 8.911 km to 1.859 Miles / 2.991 km and that the GP was a Formula 1 race won by Roberto Mieres in a Monomil.
Darren Galpin has no mention of the race on his site. There's nothing in Motor Sport.
The 1955 race had a fairly respectable field with the Gordini works team and private Maseratis and Ferraris etc
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 01:10
What happened to the Albi GP in 1954?
The link in Little Chris's post shows the circuit shortened drastically from 5.537 Miles / 8.911 km to 1.859 Miles / 2.991 km and that the GP was a Formula 1 race won by Roberto Mieres in a Monomil.
Darren Galpin has no mention of the race on his site. There's nothing in Motor Sport.
Date of the race is: 05/30/1954.
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 02:06
D-Type, in 1954 it was not a Formula 1 race.
It was a Monomill race, and some F1 drivers did drive these cars: Elie Bayol, Paul Armagnac, Alfonso de Portago, Claude Storez...
Better laps during the practice has been made by (in order): de Portago, Bayol, Schell, Mieres and Storez.
De Portago did not finish the race won by Roberto Mieres.
Bernard Pelissier wrote that in his book "Albi et ses Grands Prix 1928-1960".
To know more about the "Monomill", read the excellent book written by Alain Gaillard "Les Automobiles de Charles Deutsch & René Bonnet - 1932-1962" p.282 etc..., with 2 pics p323.
The result of the final race (the first 10 of the regional drivers race + the international drivers) was:
1st -- Roberto Mieres
2nd - Claude Storez
3rd - Paul Armagnac
4th - Jean-Claude Vidilles
5th - Lino Fayen
6th - Gerard Laureau
7th - Elie Bayl
8th - Pierre Savary (1st regional driver)
9th - Andre Rolland
10th - Harry Schell
It was a Monomill race, and some F1 drivers did drive these cars: Elie Bayol, Paul Armagnac, Alfonso de Portago, Claude Storez...
Better laps during the practice has been made by (in order): de Portago, Bayol, Schell, Mieres and Storez.
De Portago did not finish the race won by Roberto Mieres.
Bernard Pelissier wrote that in his book "Albi et ses Grands Prix 1928-1960".
To know more about the "Monomill", read the excellent book written by Alain Gaillard "Les Automobiles de Charles Deutsch & René Bonnet - 1932-1962" p.282 etc..., with 2 pics p323.
The result of the final race (the first 10 of the regional drivers race + the international drivers) was:
1st -- Roberto Mieres
2nd - Claude Storez
3rd - Paul Armagnac
4th - Jean-Claude Vidilles
5th - Lino Fayen
6th - Gerard Laureau
7th - Elie Bayl
8th - Pierre Savary (1st regional driver)
9th - Andre Rolland
10th - Harry Schell
